The City of Kwinana has installed drainage nets in its water reserve, and the innovative filtration system has gone viral for being so simple yet brilliant.

Sophie Hirsh · Green Matters 14 Feb 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

How we can 'bank' water underground for use later on

Banking water by recharging aquifers underground, could be a way to recycle water, as well as reduce loss through evaporation.

Gaathier Mahed · The Conversation 12 Feb 2019

Water

This is how much water is in your burger

This graphic from the United Nations shows just how much water goes into an average burger.

Sean Fleming 01 Feb 2019

Africa

Kenya is turning to solar power to pump water

A lack of infrastructure has long been a problem for rural Kenyans and their ability to access clean water.

Kagondu Njagi · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 31 Jan 2019

Africa

The Sahel is engulfed by violence. Climate change, food insecurity and extremists are largely to blame

From climate change to weak governance to poor infrastructure, a perfect storm of factors is threatening to unleash violence across the region.

Robert Muggah and José Luengo Cabrera 23 Jan 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Australia's record heatwave: From fainting tennis players to dead fish

January is usually the hottest month in Australia, but the country is currently sweltering under a heatwave so severe it’s putting people’s health in jeopardy.

Sean Fleming 16 Jan 2019

Climate Change

How archaeology can help us understand climate change

Archaeologists are providing key information regarding the effect of climate disasters on communities.

Andrew Roddick · The Conversation 18 Dec 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

How flooding causes damaging carbon to course through ecosystems

During periods of flooding, carbon moves laterally through ecosystems with ease, as well as vertically.

Layne Cameron · Futurity 07 Dec 2018

Water

This Kenyan school is making water from thin air

A centre run by the Samburu Girls Foundation is tackling the issue of water shortages with a high-tech solution.

Benson Rioba · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 15 Nov 2018

United States

These US cities are copying the Dutch approach to stopping flooding

Several US cities are building waterfront parks rather than solid sea defences to try and prevent flooding.

Kristin Hunt · Green Matters 14 Nov 2018

India

India is suffering the 'worst water crisis in its history'

Chennai is suffering a water crisis that has caused a debate about how to best deal with the challenges of providing clean safe water to everyone.

Anuradha Nagaraj · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 12 Nov 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

Mali farmers are using hybrid crops to fight drought

As climate change brings wilder weather in the Sahel - particularly worsening drought - planting crops able to stand up to extremes can help avert a range of crises.

Soumaila Diarra · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 07 Nov 2018

Environment and Natural Resource Security

This app will locate the nearest place to fill your water bottle

The app hopes to reduce the amount of single-use plastic by encouraging users to reuse their plastic bottles, instead of buying more.

Koty Neelis · Green Matters 06 Nov 2018

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